Job Description
Shape the future with Horizon Dynamics Group. We're seeking a visionary 2026 Futurist Innovation Strategist to decode tomorrow's landscape today. In this pivotal role, you'll architect transformative strategies that position our clients at the forefront of emerging technologies, societal shifts, and market disruptions.
As the world accelerates toward 2026, your expertise in foresight analysis, trend synthesis, and scenario planning will drive our innovation pipeline. You'll collaborate with C-suite executives across industries to translate complex futures into actionable roadmaps, ensuring our portfolio companies thrive in the next wave of technological evolution.
Join our elite team of futurists and help build the future that others only imagine. This is more than a role—it's your chance to redefine industries.
Responsibilities
- Forecast and map global technology, economic, and societal trends impacting 2026+ landscapes
- Develop scenario-based strategic frameworks for Fortune 500 clients across AI, biotech, and quantum computing
- Lead cross-functional innovation sprints to prototype future-state business models
- Author high-impact foresight reports and executive briefings on disruptive technologies
- Design and facilitate future-thinking workshops for senior leadership teams
- Analyze emerging risks and opportunities in decentralized systems and climate tech
- Build and curate a global network of futurists, technologists, and industry pioneers
Qualifications
- Master's degree in Futures Studies, Strategic Foresight, or related field (PhD preferred)
- 7+ years in strategic planning, innovation consulting, or futurist roles
- Proven expertise in scenario planning and trend analysis methodologies
- Deep technical literacy in AI, Web3, biotechnology, and sustainable systems
- Exceptional storytelling abilities with executive presentation experience
- Certification in strategic foresight (e.g., from futurists.org)
- Published research or thought leadership on emerging technologies
- Portfolio demonstrating impact from future-focused strategy implementations